Albert Wagner 
Health Minister Mark Holland is expected to table a long-awaited bill Thursday meant to pave the way for national pharmacare and preserve a deal that secures NDP support for the government in the House of Commons. Ottawa is also expected to launch a program to cover birth control and diabetes drugs and supplies … Read more
LONDON – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain is descending into “mob rule” because of the pressures created by protests against the Israel-Hamas war — words criticized as alarmist by a human rights group. Sunak told a meeting of police leaders on Wednesday that there was a “pattern of increasingly violent and intimidatory … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Older U.S. adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a booster in the fall, an influential government advisory panel said Wednesday. The panel voted 11-1 to say Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that became available in September — if … Read more
Fast food restaurants are diving deeper into the digital realm, adopting strategies that range from dynamic pricing to drive-thru voice bots and weather-based menu boards. Experts say the cutting-edge sales tactics have the potential to streamline service, lure new customers and fill in labour gaps amid high staff turnover, but they also warn … Read more
A Canadian-made camera is supplying the world with some of the newest images from the moon. Toronto-based Canadensys manufactured a total of seven cameras that made the long and difficult lunar trip aboard the Odysseus lunar lander. Those cameras are responsible for several images released this week by Intuitive Machines, the company that made Odysseus … Read more
Ottawa – International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen’s office confirmed late Wednesday that Canada is working to airdrop humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as soon as possible. Olivia Batten, a spokesperson for Hussen, specified that no airlifts would happen using Canadian military aircraft. Hussen said earlier on Wednesday that Ottawa was exploring … Read more
A new trend involving non-traditional methods of home ownership has emerged for Canadians hoping to enter the housing market. A Leger survey commissioned by RE/MAX Canada found that 50 per cent of Canadians would consider alternative methods of buying a home, and 32 per cent are currently exploring non-traditional ways due to economic … Read more
Washington – From allegations of plotting to overturn a lost election to illegally stowing classified documents at his Florida estate, former U.S. president Donald Trump faces four criminal indictments in four different cities as he vies to reclaim the White House. The cases, totaling 91 felony counts, are winding through the courts at … Read more
Huntsville, Tex. – A Texas man who had long claimed his conviction more than 20 years ago was based on false testimony and questionable evidence was executed Wednesday for fatally shooting two people, including his cousin. Ivan Cantu received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:47 p.m. at the state penitentiary … Read more
Washington – Hunter Biden was defiant Wednesday in a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill, blasting a Republican impeachment inquiry into his father and the family’s business affairs as a “house of cards” built on “lies” as he faced a battery of probing questions from lawmakers. “For more than a year, your Committees have … Read more
